Systems and method for textile fabric definition
AssigneeBlack Swan Textiles
InventorKeith Hoover
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods that allow an image of a fabric sample to be captured. The image may be analyzed to extract features, sometimes referred to as a stitch parameter, of the fabric's construction, such the use of one or more stitch types. Using the stitch parameters, a build specification can be selected from a plurality of build specification. Each of the plurality of build specifications may be associated with at least one of a plurality of known fabric constructions. The build specification may be exported and then used to construct a fabric similar to the fabric sample captured in the received image.
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A method for analyzing a fabric to determine a construction thereof. the method comprising:
- receiving a digital image of at least a portion of a fabric sample;
- using a computer-based process, performing an image analysis using digital image processing technology to identify stitch parameters from the digital image, wherein the stitch parameters include determining of:
- a stitch type, a courses per inch parameter a wales per inch parameter and/or a yarn thickness for at least one strand of yarn;
- comparing identified stitch parameters to parameters stored in a database of a plurality of digital build specifications, each of the plurality of digital build specifications associated with at least one of a plurality of known fabric constructions;
- associating one or more fabrics with the digital image based on the comparing;
- and
- generating a digital build specification that is based at least partly on a loop map that is a sequence of stitch types, wherein the digital build specification objectively identifies the construction of the portion of the fabric sample for further use including for:
- search by fabric designers, digital export as a file for use in setting up a fabric knitting machine, and construction of the fabric at another location.
A system for digitizing a construction of a fabric, the system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform actions comprising:
- receive a digital image of the fabric,
- perform an image analysis using digital image processing technology to identify stitch parameters from the digital image, wherein the stitch parameters include determining of:
- a stitch type, a courses per inch parameter, a wales per inch parameter and/or a yarn thickness for at least one strand of yarn,
- compare identified stitch parameters to parameters stored in a database of a plurality of digital build specifications, each of the plurality of digital build specifications associated with at least one of a plurality of known fabric constructions,
- associate one or more fabrics with the digital image based on the identified stitch parameters, and
- generate a digital build specification or select the digital build specification from the plurality of digital build specifications using the stitch parameters, wherein digital build specification is based at least partly on a loop map that is a sequence of stitch types, wherein the digital build specification objectively identifies the construction of the fabric for further use including for:
- search by fabric designers, digital export as a file for use in setting up a fabric knitting machine, and construction of the fabric at another location.
A method for analyzing a fabric to determine a construction thereof, the method comprising:
- receiving a digital image of at least a portion of a fabric sample;
- using a computer-based process, performing an image analysis using digital image processing technology to identify stitch parameters from the digital image, wherein the stitch parameters include determining of:
- a stitch type, a courses per inch parameter, a wales per inch parameter and a yarn thickness for at least one strand of yarn;
- comparing identified stitch parameters to parameters stored in a database of a plurality of digital build specifications, each of the plurality of digital build specifications associated with at least one of a plurality of known fabric constructions;
- associating one or more fabrics with the digital image based on the comparing;
- and
- generating a digital build specification that is based at least partly on a loop map that is a sequence of stitch types, wherein the digital build specification objectively identifies the construction of the portion of the fabric sample for further use including for:
- search by fabric designers, digital export as a file for use in setting up a fabric knitting machine, and/or construction of the fabric at another location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.